What color is #4D0700?

#4D0700 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Lonely Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D0700?

The RGB value is 77, 7, 0: 77 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D0700?

The complementary color is #00464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D0700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D0700 color

#4D0700 rgb(77, 7, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D0700 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 2.7% green and 0% blue (77, 7, 0).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 100% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lonely Chocolate (#4A0A00), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#4D0700 color codes

HEX	`#4D0700`
RGB	`rgb(77, 7, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 2.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 100%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14, 31.06, 21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14, 37.91, 34.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.137, 1.73, 0.169)`
Decimal	`5048064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D0700, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4D0700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D0700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4D0700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d0700; }
.text { color: #4d0700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d0700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 7 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d0700, #4d2d00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D0700?: #4D0700 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Lonely Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D0700?: The RGB value is 77, 7, 0: 77 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D0700?: The complementary color is #00464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D0700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.